Josh Mack blogging at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts, and occasionally on; bicycles, politics, Brooklyn, parenting, crafts, and good reading. Currently helping to build a new NYC neighborhood news site - nearsay.com, that celebrates the voices that make our city. Subscribe to the daily newsletter it gives you what you need to know.

November 26, 2007

B told me about these two sites and I thought I would share them. The first is whattogive which is an agnostic gift registry site. By agnostic I mean that you can create a registry for any kind of event and then add products both online (in a Kaboodle like way) and offline (as in writing the description to talk about the gift store around your corner). The second is a secret Santa site called elfster.com that we are using to coordinate both Hanukkah and Christmas presents this year. You sign up and like e-vite it sends you an e-mail, you sign-in, and then you draw. The site also enables some wish list creations to guide your Santas and of course it ties in with Facebook. Smart idea.

November 14, 2007

Something new is coming to Apartment Therapy in 4 days. Makeover? Announcement of the COO contest winner? "Actually, if we didn't do the countdown thing, our tech team might think that this latest (of many) deadlines was movable... posted by Maxwell on 20

November 13, 2007

A redefinition of platforms or at least the creation of a buzzword is in the works if glam, salesforce, and facebook are all platforms. Being a platform establishes or postions a certain mass beyond site and tool. We are a platform now.

November 11, 2007

This evening B and I taped my friend Dave making Jerry Thomas' signature drink the Blue Blazer. To make it you need to pour flaming Scotch back and forth between glasses. Buy Dave's new book Imbibe if you haven't already.

Home & Garden Magazine is closing which is sad in itself but it also means that the very talented blogger designspongeonline (Grace Bonney) is out of a day job. Hopefully someone will pick her up or possibly give her blog some funding and help blow it out